Things we love

Isabel,

Here are some things we love about you right now:

1. your proper, southern-belle manners

2. how you adore your sister

3. the way you say, "oh that house is beautiful" when we are out on our walks

4. how you call every fast food restaurant Old McDonalds

5. your culinary enthusiasm-you eat thai, indian, mexican, vietnamese, even the garnish off my plate

6. how you have taken on the responsibilty of feeding all the snails and ladybugs in the backyard so they don't go hungry

7. blowing bubbles

8. your head hugs (ed ugs) and oh ahs (regular hugs)

9. flying kites

10. how you bargain for 3 chocolates every night, no more, no less

11. your shared passion with dad for Halloween

12. how you help dad pick out his work clothes each morning

13. piggy-back rides in the pool

14. playing "mom" to Liza

Here is how you celebrated your birthday:
On Friday I brought cupcakes for your class. All was good until they sang Happy Birthday and you burst into tears. You and dad swam under the moon and stayed up late. On Saturday we went to Chuck E. Cheese. Your favorite was playing basketball. After we got home I set your Dora cake out and went to get your presents. When I came back you were already digging into the cake. Then you swam and blew bubbles with dad. You have declared that you are not 4, you are going to remain 3. A bit young to be fibbing about our age, aren't we?